ஹிஜிரி
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu هجرت (hijra), from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ஹிஜிரி • (hijiri)
- (Islam) the Hijra, flight of the prophet Muhammed from Mecca to Medina
- the era commencing from the flight of the prophet
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஹிஜிரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press